Fox Upfront/General News and Discussion: 2024-25

[TJ]

FOX ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES 2024-25 PROGRAM SLATE

NEW AND RETURNING SCRIPTED SERIES FROM CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, INCLUDING JOHN WELLS, BARBIE KLIGMAN, HANK STEINBERG, DENIS LEARY, RYAN MURPHY, HOWARD GORDON, JAMIE FOXX, JON HAMM AND DAN HARMON

NEW SERIES INCLUDE: ALL-NEW ACTION-DRAMA RESCUE: HI-SURF, FROM LEGENDARY PRODUCER JOHN WELLS AND WRITER MATT KESTER

BRAND-NEW BOLD MEDICAL DRAMA DOC, BASED ON GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED HIT ITALIAN SERIES, FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS BARBIE KLIGMAN, HANK STEINBERG AND ERWIN STOFF, AND STARRING MOLLY PARKER

ALL-NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL CRIME DRAMA MURDER IN A SMALL TOWN, STARRING ROSSIF SUTHERLAND AND KRISTIN KREUK, AND FEATURING JAMES CROMWELL, STANA KATIC AND PAULA PATTON

ALL-NEW LIVE-ACTION COMEDY GOING DUTCH, FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS DENIS LEARY, JACK LEARY AND JOEL CHURCH-COOPER, AND STARRING DENIS LEARY

BRAND-NEW ANIMATED COMEDY UNIVERSAL BASIC GUYS, FROM CREATORS ADAM AND CRAIG MALAMUT, JOINS ANIMATION DOMINATION LINEUP

ALL-NEW SURVIVAL COMPETITION SERIES EXTRACTED

ALL-NEW EVENTS INCLUDE: TWO-HOUR SPECIAL THE REAL FULL MONTY,
TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR PROSTATE, TESTICULAR AND COLORECTAL CANCER

FOX SPORTS’ PRESENTATION OF SUPER BOWL LIX, TO AIR SUNDAY, FEB. 9, 2025, FOLLOWED BY A SPECIAL EPISODE OF RESCUE: HI-SURF

RETURNING SERIES INCLUDE:

9-1-1: LONE STAR, ACCUSED, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT,
ANIMAL CONTROL, BOB'S BURGERS, THE CLEANING LADY, CRIME SCENE KITCHEN, FAMILY GUY, THE FLOOR, THE GREAT NORTH, GRIMSBURG, HELL’S KITCHEN, KRAPOPOLIS, LEGO MASTERS, LEGO MASTERS: CELEBRITY HOLIDAY BRICKTACULAR, THE MASKED SINGER, MASTERCHEF, NAME THAT TUNE, NEXT LEVEL CHEF, SPECIAL FORCES: WORLD'S TOUGHEST TEST AND THE SIMPSONS

SEASON TWO OF HOWARD GORDON'S CRIME ANTHOLOGY SERIES, ACCUSED, TO FEATURE FELICITY HUFFMAN, WILLIAM H. MACY, NICK CANNON AND MICHAEL CHIKLIS

FOX SUMMER 2024 HEATS UP WITH ALL-NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES AND SEASON PREMIERES FEATURING GORDON RAMSAY, LISA VANDERPUMP, KEN JEONG, NIECY NASH, JAMIE FOXX, CORINNE FOXX, PATTON OSWALT, JAY PHAROAH, AARÓN SÁNCHEZ AND JOE BASTIANICH

New York, NY – FOX Entertainment today will unveil its content slate for the 2024-2025 television season to the national advertising community during its in-person Upfront Presentation at the Manhattan Center. FOX is adding new dramas, new comedies and new unscripted series to its lineup. Spanning scripted, reality and animation, the media company continues to increase program ownership from in-house business units under the FOX Entertainment Studios banner.

“With outstanding original ideas and world-class talent across both new series and returning favorites, FOX’s 2024-25 schedule is filled with unexpected, unforgettable entertainment in every genre,” said FOX Entertainment CEO Rob Wade. “Great creative is the center of all we do, and that is reflected in next season’s lineup, as is our ability to attract so many of the industry’s finest storytellers.”

Returning FOX series include dramas 9-1-1: Lone Star (Season Five), Accused (Season Two), Alert: Missing Persons Unit (Season Three) and The Cleaning Lady (Season Four); comedy Animal Control (Season Three); animated series Bob's Burgers (Season 15), Family Guy (Season 23), The Great North (Season Five), Grimsburg (Season Two), Krapopolis (Season Two) and The Simpsons (Season 36); and unscripted series Crime Scene Kitchen (Season Three), The Floor (Season Two), Hell's Kitchen (Season 23), LEGO Masters (Season Five), The Masked Singer (Season 12), MasterChef (Season 15), Name That Tune (Season Five), Next Level Chef (Season Four) and Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (Season Three). Additional series renewals to be announced.

Joining returning hit dramas 9-1-1: Lone Star, Accused, Alert: Missing Persons Unit and The Cleaning Lady are action-drama Rescue: HI-Surf, from executive producer John Wells; psychological crime procedural Murder in a Small Town and medical drama Doc. Additionally, new cast members on Accused include Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Nick Cannon and Michael Chiklis.

All-new single-camera comedy Going Dutch, from executive producers Denis Leary, Jack Leary and Joel Church-Cooper, and starring Denis Leary, joins returning comedy Animal Control, starring Joel McHale.

From FOX’s Emmy Award-winning animation house, Bento Box Entertainment, and Sony Pictures Television, all-new animated comedy Universal Basic Guys joins returning series Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, The Great North, Grimsburg, Krapopolis and The Simpsons.

All-new special event The Real Full Monty joins returning unscripted series Crime Scene Kitchen, The Floor, Hell's Kitchen, LEGO Masters, The Masked Singer, MasterChef, Name That Tune, Next Level Chef, and Special Forces: World's Toughest Test. Also, LEGO Masters will air its annual multiple-night holiday event LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular.

Additionally, FOX Sports’ presentation of SUPER BOWL LIX, will air on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, followed by a special episode of Rescue: HI-Surf.

FOX’s new dramas include:

From prolific, award-winning executive producer/director John Wells (Shameless, The West Wing, ER) and executive producer/writer Matt Kester (Animal Kingdom, Outsiders), pulse-pounding Hawaii lifeguard drama Rescue: HI-Surf follows the personal and professional lives of the heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O’ahu—the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world. Each episode will feature these dedicated, heroic, and adrenaline-seeking first-responders saving lives in the difficult and often life-threatening conditions of Hawaii’s Seven Mile Miracle. The series stars Robbie Magasiva (Wentworth, Bad Behaviour), Arielle Kebbel (The Vampire Diaries, John Tucker Must Die), Adam Demos (Sex / Life, UnReal), Kekoa Kekumano (The White Lotus, Aquaman), Alex Aiono (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Doogie Kameāloha M.D), and Zoe Cipres (Roswell, New Mexico). In addition, Sea Shimooka (3 Body Problem, Arrow), Shawn Hatosy (Animal Kingdom) and Ian Anthony Dale (The Resident) will appear in recurring roles.

Rescue: HI-Surf is co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and FOX Entertainment Studios. Matt Kester created the series. Kester, John Wells and Daniele Nathanson are executive producers and co-showrunners. Erin Jontow (John Wells Productions) is also an executive producer. Kester will write the first episode, and Wells will direct the first two episodes.

Based on the globally acclaimed Italian series, Doc -- Nelle tue mani, which was created and is produced by Lux Vide, a Fremantle Company, and featured Simona Tabasco and Beatrice Grannò of The White Lotus, FOX’s Doc is a new medical drama starring Molly Parker (House Of Cards) as the hard-charging, brilliant Dr. Amy Elias, Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis. After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a 9-year-old, and a handful of devoted friends, as she struggles to continue practicing medicine, despite having lost nearly a decade of knowledge and experience. The series also stars Omar Metwally (Big Sky, Lisey's Story), Amirah Vann (A Jazzman's Blues, How To Get Away With Murder), Jon Ecker (The Watchful Eye, Firefly Lane) and Anya Banerjee (The Blacklist). Scott Wolf (Nancy Drew, Party of Five) and Patrick Walker (Lessons In Chemistry) will recur in featured roles. Doc is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and FOX Entertainment Studios. Barbie Kligman serves as showrunner and executive producer. Hank Steinberg (Channel Road Productions) and Erwin Stoff (3 Arts Entertainment) are executive producers. Created by Francesco Arlanch and Viola Rispoli, Doc -- Nelle tue mani debuted in Italy on Rai 1 in 2020, where it ranked as the network’s #1 series premiere since 2007. Since then, the series format has been sold in 12 countries with seven versions already made.

Based on the Edgar Award-winning, nine-book “Karl Alberg” series by acclaimed novelist L.R. Wright, and starring Rossif Sutherland (Reign, The Handmaid’s Tale) and Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, Beauty and the Beast), Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and Karl will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore. Kreuk stars as Cassandra, a local librarian who becomes Alberg’s muse, foil and romantic interest. Mya Lowe (My Life with the Walter Boys, Yellowjackets), Savonna Spracklin (Two-Spirit Odyssey, Wildhood), Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica, The Watchful Eye) and Fritzy-Klevans Destine (The Boys, Superman & Lois) recur in the series, which also features special guest stars James Cromwell (Babe, Succession), Stana Katic (Castle, Absentia) and Paula Patton (The Perfect Match, Precious), Murder in a Small Town is produced by Sepia Films in association with FOX Entertainment and Jeff Wachtel’s Future Shack Entertainment. Murder in a Small Town will be produced in British Columbia, with Ian Weir (Arctic Air, Edgemont) serving as head writer/executive producer, Milan Cheylov (24, The Cleaning Lady) executive-producing and directing multiple episodes of the program, and Nick Orchard (Soapbox Productions), Morris Ruskin and Sharon Wisnia (Mojo Global Arts) and Jon Cotton also serving as executive producers. FOX has acquired all U.S. rights of Murder in a Small Town.

FOX’s new comedies include:

From executive producers Denis Leary (The Moodys, Rescue Me), Jack Leary (Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll) and Joel Church-Cooper (Brockmire), and starring Denis Leary, single-camera comedy Going Dutch ), centers on an arrogant, loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel, who, after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world. After serving with distinction in every warzone of the last three decades, he now finds himself in charge of a base with no guns, no weapons, and no tactical purpose. Instead, it has a Michelin-star-level commissary, top-notch bowling alley and the best (and only) fromagerie in the U.S. Army. Surrounded by a diverse group of underdogs, the colonel tries to reinstall military discipline and professionalism with the help of the base's previous interim leader, who just happens to be his estranged daughter. Going Dutch is produced by FOX Entertainment Studios. Joel Church-Cooper serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer on the series. Denis Leary and Jack Leary also serve as executive producers.

From creators Adam and Craig Malamut (Sports Friends, Game of Zones, The Champions), animated comedy Universal Basic Guys centers on two brothers, Mark and Hank Hoagies, who lose their jobs to automation and are given $3,000 a month in a new basic income program. Now, they’re using their free time and free money to find purpose in a world where they’re no longer needed. Universal Basic Guys is co-produced by FOX Entertainment through its Emmy Award-winning animation studio, Bento Box Entertainment, and Sony Pictures Television. The series is executive produced by Adam and Craig Malamut. Dan Lagana (Deadbeat, American Vandal) is executive producer and showrunner for Season One. Rob Rosell (Dave, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) will serve as executive producer and showrunner for Season Two.

FOX's new unscripted programming includes:

Extracted is a groundbreaking new survival competition series, in which, for the first time ever, the contestants are not in charge of their destiny. Extracted is produced by B17 Entertainment (a part of Sony Pictures Television), Balboa Productions and FOX Entertainment.

Inspired by the beloved, award-winning 1997 film, FOX’s The Real Full Monty is an all-new two-hour special in which a daring group of male celebrities volunteer to bare all to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer testing and research. The event features Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs, the NFL's Chris Jones, Tyler Posey, Bruno Tonioli and James Van Der Beek. FOX’s all-new special is based on the international unscripted format with hit versions in the U.K., France and The Netherlands. The Real Full Monty will be co-produced by Spun Gold TV and FOX Alternative Entertainment. During the two-hour special, The Real Full Monty’s male celebrity talent will train and rehearse for the most revealing performance of their careers, culminating with a big strip-tease dance, choreographed by Emmy Award-winner Mandy Moore, in front of a live audience. Leading up the final disrobing, the men will push their limits of comfortability, modesty and brotherhood with a series of rehearsals and experiences, both private and public, designed to build confidence and remove them far from their comfort zone and strengthen their bond as a group. Along the way, each of the celebrities will share their personal stories of how cancer has impacted their lives. The first Real Full Monty special was broadcast on the U.K.’s ITV in 2017, garnering awards, massive viewership and critical praise. The special has since been broadcast in the U.K. annually, and the format has successfully expanded into Australia, France and the Netherlands. The U.S. format for The Real Full Monty will be produced by Spun Gold TV (a 53 Degrees Global company) and FOX Alternative Entertainment. The show will be executive produced by Anthony Anderson, Dan Norris and Ashley Edens, who also serves as showrunner. Executive producers from Spun Gold include Nick Bullen and Daniela Neumann.

Additionally, LEGO Masters will air its annual all-new multiple-night event LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular. Over the course of four crazy hours, LEGO Masters once again will shake it up like a snow globe, with unpredictable twists and surprises. Celebrities will join, as will fan-favorite builders from past seasons, all working together, to create jaw-dropping holiday-themed challenges that will make the contestants’ faces redder than Rudolph’s nose. Make sure you’re on host Will Arnett’s “Nice List,” because LEGO Masters is making all-new plans for the ho-ho-holidays. LEGO Masters is produced by Endemol Shine North America, Tuesday’s Child and Plan B Entertainment, under license from the LEGO Group. Executive producers include Arnett, Pip Wells; Sharon Levy and Michael Heyerman from Endemol Shine North America; Karen Smith and Steph Harris from Tuesday’s Child; Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner from Plan B; and Jill Wilfert and Robert May from the LEGO Group.

Also, as previously announced, FOX heats up the summer with all-new episodes/seasons of I Can See Your Voice (May 16), Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars (May 22), Don’t Forget The Lyrics (May 23), Beat Shazam (May 28), MasterChef (May 29), and Name That Tune (June 3), as well as the series launches of The Quiz With Balls (May 28) and The 1% Club (June 3). Additional summer programming to be announced.

FOX’s full 2024-2025 programming slate is – Dramas: 9-1-1: Lone Star, Accused, Alert: Missing Persons Unit, The Cleaning Lady, Doc, Murder in a Small Town and Rescue: HI-Surf; Comedies: Animal Control, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, Going Dutch, The Great North, Grimsburg, Krapopolis, The Simpsons and Universal Basic Guys; Unscripted: Crime Scene Kitchen, The Floor, Hell's Kitchen, LEGO Masters, LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular, The Masked Singer, MasterChef, Name That Tune, Next Level Chef, The Real Full Monty and Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.

FOX FALL 2024 SCHEDULE

(All Times ET/PT)

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM 9-1-1: Lonestar
9:00-10:00 PM Rescue: HI-Surf (new series)

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM Accused
9:00-10:00 PM Murder in a Small Town (new series)

WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM The Masked Singer
9:00-10:00 PM The Floor

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM Hell’s Kitchen
9:00-10:00 PM Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test

FRIDAY
8:00 PM-CC ET/ FOX College Football Friday/FOX College Hoops/FOX UFL
5:00 PM-CC PT

SATURDAY
7:00-10:30 PM Fox Sports Saturday

SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM NFL On Fox
7:30-8:00 PM The OT / FOX Animation Encores
8:00-8:30 PM The Simpsons
8:30-9:00 PM Universal Basic Guys (new series)
9:00-9:30 PM Bob’s Burgers
9:30-10:00 PM Krapopolis

[icecream]

I was not expecting Accused to move earlier against FBI, hope it still does well in the leadoff slot (still ticked they wouldn't air UK Accused during the strike delayed season). Murder in a Small Town could be interesting, might take my live viewership away from FBI: International if I even stick with that one.

[James28]

I had been expecting FOX-TV to launch a second night for their animated stuff in light of all the new, fresh animated shows it has ordered to series, Family Guy going to Wednesdays, and WWE SmackDown returning to USA Network. I'm disappointed to see it not confirmed. Instead FOX-TV is going to waste an entire night on more sports.

What is FOX-TV thinking? Any of FOX-TV's animated stuff is going to get abbreviated episode orders because of the limited timeslots (of which there are four), which would make it tougher for them to reach the minimum threshold for syndication reruns. I really wish it was Family Guy producing 22 episodes per season while the far older The Simpsons has 20 per season, instead of the other way around. I'm surprised The Simpsons hasn't already announced a "farewell season" by now, and I wish it were The Simpsons being held for midseason instead of Family Guy, farewell season or not. Let Bob's Burgers, Krapopolis, The Great North, or something else lead-out of FOX-TV's NFL Doubleheaders instead. I just don't want the wrong FOX-TV animated shows getting buried and screwed-over in favor of more seasons of The Simpsons, and I also just don't want the wrong FOX-TV animated shows shows being forced to end their original runs before The Simpsons does, especially Family Guy and Bob's Burgers. Family Guy needs to return a lot sooner than the first week of 2025. It has, like, what, 24 unscheduled episodes?

Exactly where should FOX-TV have that second animation night going forward if it can't be Fridays or Wednesdays? I'm thinking Tuesdays would be my best choice. Thursdays would be a maybe.

[James28]

BREAKING NEWS: 9-1-1: Lone Star is confirmed to end its run after its upcoming 12-episode season five.

https://deadline.com/2024/09/911-lon...-5-1236077828/

[icecream]

Originally Posted by James28

BREAKING NEWS: 9-1-1: Lone Star is confirmed to end its run after its upcoming 12-episode season five.

https://deadline.com/2024/09/911-lon...-5-1236077828/

Good riddance, Lone Star was a lot worse than parent 9-1-1 quality wise. Hopefully this means good news for Accused despite a year between seasons for season 3 renewal.

[James28]

Originally Posted by icecream

Hopefully this means good news for Accused despite a year between seasons for season 3 renewal.

No, it has to be the opening-up of a slot for Family Guy because of the reasons I've already explained. (You may not be a fan of Family Guy, but I am an on-and-off longtime viewer of FG (since 2006) and do not want to see it screwed over in favor of more seasons of The Simpsons).

[icecream]

I wish lousy Dancing with the Stars had remained streaming only. I enjoyed the Murder in a Small Town premiere. But it got killed in ratings going head-to-head against DWTS. Not a good sign for when Accused returns after over a year off.

[icecream]

I am angry that season 2 of Accused will only have 8 episodes. FOX won't have anything worth watching in the new year when Accused and Murder in a Small Town are gone. They gave a big no confidence sign to Rescue Hi Surf. Its post Super Bowl timeslot is being taken away and given to The Floor.

[James28]

I am also angry that Family Guy's next season can't premiere before the Super Bowl; Its next season will likely have to run uninterrupted now. Come on, I gotta have that second animation night. I really wish it were The Simpsons being held for midseason instead, and maybe then it'll be the younger animated stuff on FOX directly following the late-afternoon NFL games. I wasn't willing to check out Universal Basic Guys, either. Also, thanks to Fox changing its SB lead-out choice (which is something CBS should have done to elevate The Neighborhood), I'll have to watch a movie after the Big Game instead (or likely during the Big Game if the Kansas City Chiefs appear in it again).

[James28]

A new survival competition series titled Extracted will premiere on Monday, February 10 (the day after Super Bowl LIX), at 8 pm, leading into Rescue: HI Surf.

https://deadline.com/2024/12/fox-ext...er-1236191360/

Just when you think avenues for a return of Family Guy for this season can't keep getting evaporated, this could mean all the timeslots on FOX-TV this season are virtually spoken for, leaving zero room for Family Guy and/or The Great North. This makes me wish FOX weren't filling their Friday schedule with all-season sports this year. They could launch their next seasons next Summer, but that is just going to hurt the viewership for those two. The possibility of Family Guy ending its original run before The Simpsons does the same is getting more and more real.

[icecream]

James28, the Saturday blogs here have mentioned a few times that Disney might be looking to move Family Guy and The Simpsons to Hulu with the exclusive specials they have added this year not available on FOX. I don't see that happening with The Simpsons as FOX will fight it leaving. The Simpsons can probably still get them high ad rates. But I could definitely see a Hulu move with Family Guy now just being used as midseason filler, while it hasn't happened before Seth Macfarlane has said a few times he wants Family Guy to air elsewhere than FOX. American Dad from the same creator moved to cable, maybe because of Seth, several years ago now.

[James28]

^^I would not want a permanent move of Family Guy to streaming-only either, especially if it's made to switch closed-captioning vendors like American Dad! did in 2014 (AD!'s first two years on TBS had all-capital CC, which I can no longer stand; Thankfully, AD!'s use of all-capitals CC ceased after 2016, although I was never a fan of VITAC's CC style.) I wish that new Extracted show waited until Summer instead, so FOX can just put that second animation night I've been wanting so badly on Mondays (which had been looking like the only viable slot for it at this point) and be done with it. If a move of Family Guy to streaming-only happens for real, Fox's continued protection of The Simpsons at the expense of the network's younger animated shows instead of allowing it to just voluntarily end its original run, and that lousy all-season sports night on Fridays will definitely be the driving factors.

[icecream]

Originally Posted by James28

If a move of Family Guy to streaming-only happens for real, Fox's continued protection of The Simpsons at the expense of the network's younger animated shows instead of allowing it to just voluntarily end its original run, and that lousy all-season sports night on Fridays will definitely be the driving factors.

FOX has been experimenting a bit. Three days ago Universal Basic Guys aired at 8:00 with the direct lead-in of NFL coverage. The Simpsons aired a half hour later than usual at 8:30. There was at least one other time this season where some newer animated show again had direct NFL lead-in. But Family Guy is the 2nd oldest animated show on FOX's lineup. Only thing it is younger than is The Simpsons.

[James28]

The first episode of The Great North's fifth season ("The Lies Aquatic Adventure") airs tonight (December 22) on the 8 PM timeslot where Bob's Burgers had been airing. This was confirmed by The Futon Critic.

That is still not going to alleviate my frustration over FOX continuing to hold Family Guy off the schedule this season. FOX is going to have to do something to accommodate FG's return for this season (like yank a freshman series that's failing in the ratings off its schedule, but with the broadcast networks' success standards getting lower and lower each year, that would be impossible).

[James28]

Originally Posted by icecream

FOX has been experimenting a bit. Three days ago Universal Basic Guys aired at 8:00 with the direct lead-in of NFL coverage. The Simpsons aired a half hour later than usual at 8:30. There was at least one other time this season where some newer animated show again had direct NFL lead-in.

Well, why is The Simpsons getting the direct late-afternoon NFL lead-in anyway on today (December 29), with both it and Universal Basic Guys airing new episodes? I thought if The Simpsons was going to have a direct NFL lead-in in the future going forward, it would only be for its "Treehouse of Horror" episodes. I wish it were The Simpsons and Bob's Burgers swapping timeslots today instead. I'm disappointed about this.